Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Las Cruces, New Mexico & Surrounding Areas
Edgar Cole Bufkin
Aug 4, 2017
Edgar Cole Bufkin, age 84, of Las Cruces NM passed away on Friday, August 4, 2017. He was a loving husband, stepfather, uncle and grandfather. At the age of 17 Edgar enlisted in the US Army and proudly served his country in both the Korean and Viet Nam wars. Edgar was born January 1, 1933 in Bolivar County Mississippi to...
Life Legacy
Aug 3, 2017
Michael James Grannis, 35, of Las Cruces, died Thursday, August 3, 2017. Michael was born in Thornton, Colorado on October 28, 1981, to Ronald E. Grannis and Cari L. Howey. Michael's passion was Music and Art. He was an artist at a young age. His grandmother Wylla Howey would purchase spray paint for Him to paint murals on the garage....
Lucille C. Montoya
Aug 3, 2017
Lucille C. Montoya, 67, entered eternal life Thursday, August 3, 2017. She was born May 31, 1950 to Manuel T. and Mary Gonzales in Fowler, Colorado. She was a member of the Catholic Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, where she was also certified as a Eucharist Minister and certified adult and youth confirmation instructor. She was also a...
Arturo Munoz
Aug 2, 2017
Arturo Munoz, 85 of Seal Beach, California passed away August 2nd, 2017 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, of complications of Parkinson's Disease. Arturo was born in Tortugas, New Mexico and was known as "El Chicken". He played baseball for the Red Caps and continued to play even after he joined the Army, when stationed in Korea. He was in the National...
Donald J. Lewis
Jul 31, 2017
Donald Joe Lewis, known to most as "D.J.", 70, of Las Cruces, New Mexico passed away July 31, 2017 at his home in Las Cruces, New Mexico. He was born to Dorothy and Joe Lewis of McAlester, Oklahoma on April 30, 1947, in El Paso, Texas at William Beaumont General Hospital. D.J. graduated from Savanna High School in Savanna Oklahoma...
Marjorie Dee Bender Little
Jul 18, 2017
Marjorie Dee Bende Service Information Wednesday, July 26, 2017 10:00am, St. Paul's United Methodist Church Address Not Available Interment Location Hillcrest Memorial Gardens 5140 W. Picacho Ave. Las Cruces, New Mexico 88007
Marie Fuller
Jul 16, 2017
Marie Fuller, 84, passed away on July 16, 2017 at Mountain View Regional Medical Center. Marie was born to Paula Sabella Di Gangi and Frank Di Gangi of Brooklyn, New York in 1933, where she grew up with her brother, Frank. Marie graduated with a Registered Nursing degree from Beth Israel Hospital in New York City, where she cared for...
Lucille Ann Getz
Jul 16, 2017
Lucille A. Getz "Tia", 62, of Las Cruces, NM, died Sunday, July 16, 2017. Lucille was born on August 6, 1954, in Las Cruces, NM, to Lucille and Byron Darden. Lucille grew up in the rock house located where Albertsons on North Main is now. She always had a passion for horses that started at a youthful age. She graduated...
Life Legacy
Jul 14, 2017
Patricia Lou Thompson also known as Patti or Trish, passed away July 14, 2017 at the age of 70, in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Patti was born February 22, 1947 to Marshall and Bobby Thompson. She grew up in Las Cruces with her parents and brother James Thompson, when it was still a Western town. Together with her parents, brother,...
Manuel D. Venegas
Jul 14, 2017
It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved father, grandfather, and great grandfather, Manuel Venegas. Mr. Venegas passed away surrounded by all of his children on Friday, July 14, 2017 at the age of 91. He was born on May 10, 1927 in El Pueblito, Chihuahua, Mexico to Jorge and Sara Venegas....
Naomi C. Grady
Jul 14, 2017
Naomi C. Grady died at the age of 87 on July 14,2017. She resided at The Adobe Assisted Living Center in Las Cruces, NM. She was born to Robert Cowan and Estie Shelpman on February 28, 1930 in Borger, TX. She married Albert E. Grady on March 5, 1952, in Deming, NM. They welcome three daughter into their home: Jeanette,...
Ronald Colin Sammons
Jul 13, 2017
Ronald Colin Sammons (Ron, Ronnie) was born April 20, 1943 in Murray, Kentucky to Thomas Ross and Anna Rubene Staples Sammons and passed away on July 13, 2017 in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Ron lived in Murray with his mother and beloved grandmother, Margaret Lois Sammons, while his father was overseas in the war. Ron lived many places growing up...
David Martinez
Jul 11, 2017
David Martinez was born in Santa Fe, New Mexico on November 2, 1949. He entered Heaven's gates on July 11, 2017, after a courageous battle with cancer. A wonderful husband, father, son, brother, hard worker, avid problem solver, Crown aficionado and a great friend. During his 38+ year career with NASA, he supported the shuttle program from its inception to...
Ernest Padilla
Jul 9, 2017
On Sunday, July 9, 2017 our beloved husband, father, brother, uncle and great friend, Ernest P. Padilla, 49 of Brazito, NM, passed away at Mountain View Regional Medical Center surrounded by his loving family. "Ernie" or "Fats" as he was well known by many. Born on December 25, 1967 in Las Cruces, NM to Paul and Flora Padilla. He graduated...
Luis S Barrera
Jul 6, 2017
Luis Santana Barrera of Las Cruces, New Mexico; beloved son, brother, grandson, nephew, cousin and Godson; entered eternal life the 6th day of July 2017. He was 16 years old. He was born on October 21, 2000, in Las Cruces, New Mexico to Luis Arturo Barrera and Monica Espino Barrera. He attended Holy Cross Elementary, Columbia Elementary, White Sands Middle...
Shelton Ira Pricer
Jul 6, 2017
Shelton Ira Pricer of Mesilla Park, New Mexico; beloved husband, father, and grandfather, celebrated his Heaven Day on Wednesday, July 6, 2017. A memorial service will be held at Getz Funeral Home at 2:30 on Tuesday, July 11 and interment will be in Masonic Cemetery at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, July 12. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested...
Life Legacy
Jul 3, 2017
Alfred T Woods died in Mountain View Hospital on July 3, 2017 in Las Cruces, NM at the age of 54. Alfred Woods is survived by his wife, Geraldine (Geri) Rios, sons, Alfred Tyson Woods and Jonathan T Woods, sisters, Mary Sanchez, Stella Sanchez, Maria Thompson, and Ruth Sanchez, brothers John, Danny, and Arthur. He is preceded in death by...
Fern E Dahlgren
Jul 2, 2017
Fern E. Dahlgren,97, of Las Cruces passed away on Sunday, July 2, 2017. Fern was born April 8, 1920 near Kewadin, Michigan. After finishing high school, she went on to complete her Registered Nurse Training in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1941. Fern Fox married Paul Dahlgren on April 16th, 1944. They moved with their family of three children to Las...
Leon Lat 'Dee Duffer' Morrow
Jul 2, 2017
Leon Lat Morrow, 88 passed away at home to be with his Lord ---July 2, 2017--- Born in Silver City NM to Ova and Millie Morrow July 21 1928 where he was raised at the family ranch in White Signal New Mexico, and attended White signal grade school and also attended school in Silver City NM. He was in the...
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